남북한 주민의 상호 인식에 관한 연구

Abstract

This article aims to systematically grasp and organize mutual recognition of North and South Korea. This problem is addressed through quantitative analysis methods using survey results of residents of North and South Korea. However, it is difficult to directly investigate North Koreans based on current circumstances, so we will replace them with investigations of North Korean defectors. Survey results show mutual recognition of the characteristics of the residents of North and South Korea is very different. These differences are due to the perception of South Koreans rather than that of North Koreans. Regarding the characteristics of human beings, the gap between the perception of the inner group and the perception of the outer group was relatively larger in the South than in the North. But when the negative perception of the other group is limited, North and South did not differ. In addition, in recognition of the mutual perception of the residents of North and South Korea, the perception of the North Korean inhabitants of South Koreans was not clearly different according to the demographic variables, but to some extent. On the other hand, the perception of North Korean residents about South Korean residents was contrasted by the fact that there were few differences according to demographic variables. When comparing the residents of North Korea with those of the other groups, the perception of the characteristics of the opponent group is much more influential on the attitude toward social relations with the opponent group than the North Koreans Respectively. On the other hand, North Korean residents' perception of the characteristics of South Koreans did not affect their attitudes toward social relations with South Koreans.